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the 20 are suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all three branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while on active duty. immediately after the filing the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a news conference. >>> mental health counselors will be on campus at albany middle school to talk to students about a popular teacher who was arrested. last night about 100 parents packed the library to find out more about the arrest of the teacher who taught sixth grade and gym. he was arrested wednesday morning on suspicions of lewd acts with a child under 14. the superintendent addressed that crowd at the parent meeting last night. >> we are in a very delicate situation of an arrest being made and an allegation being made but no charges as yet, so you have to be very careful when you talk to kids and when you talk to parents. >> a substitute will be teaching the classes today and next week. the school redistributed students among nine other sixth grade classrooms.
the 20 are suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all three branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while on active duty. immediately after the filing the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a news conference. >>> mental health counselors will be on campus at albany middle school to talk to students about a popular teacher who was arrested. last night about 100 parents...
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. >> reporter: the defense of marriage act signed by president bill clinton is also facing numerous challenges. the law states that the federal government will only recognize traditional marriages, meaning no federal benefits action even where same-sex marriage is legal. >> same-sex couples are denied hundreds of different rights and benefits that are provided to married different sex couples under federal law. >> reporter: on the docket as well, whether to curtail parts of the historic voting rights act of 1965. it mandates federal oversight for states with a history of voting discrimination when changing any rules for elections. challengers say the law is outdated and unnecessary. a big lineup of cases that could change the landscape of civil rights in america. frances coe, nbc news. >>> a little more than a month away from decision 2012 and this week the presidential debates begin. president obama and mitt romney both preparing for their first debate in denver wednesday night. republicans are calling for more pressure on the president's foreign policy. in today's "wall street journal" romne
. >> reporter: the defense of marriage act signed by president bill clinton is also facing numerous challenges. the law states that the federal government will only recognize traditional marriages, meaning no federal benefits action even where same-sex marriage is legal. >> same-sex couples are denied hundreds of different rights and benefits that are provided to married different sex couples under federal law. >> reporter: on the docket as well, whether to curtail parts of...
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nancy pelosi praised the move by the obama administration but is urging congress to do away with the defense of marriage act which bars the government with giving federal benefits to married same-sex couples. >>> young undocumented immigrants will soon be eligible to get a driver' license in california. a new law signed by governor jerry brown allows immigrants to apply f a license if they qualify for the new federal work permit program. they must be 30 years or younger and must have come to the united states before they were 16. the new law takes effect january 1st. >>> another new law will now require parents who choose not to have their children immunized sign a form indicating they understand the risks and benefits of vaccines. the goal is to ensure parents are educated on the purpose of vaccines so they can make fully informed decisions on whether to opt out. that new law takes effect in january of 2014. >>> the time is 5:20. coming up, you might want to grab those reusable bags. the plastic bag ban is expanding in another city today. >>> plus former governor arnold schwarzenegger relea
nancy pelosi praised the move by the obama administration but is urging congress to do away with the defense of marriage act which bars the government with giving federal benefits to married same-sex couples. >>> young undocumented immigrants will soon be eligible to get a driver' license in california. a new law signed by governor jerry brown allows immigrants to apply f a license if they qualify for the new federal work permit program. they must be 30 years or younger and must have...
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the nine supreme court justices will also consider a variety of challenges to the defense of marriage act. the law states the federal government will only recognize traditional marriages. that means no federal benefits, even where same-sex marriage is considered legal. >> couples are denied hundreds of different rights and benefits that are provided to married different sex couples under federal law. >> last term's supreme court decisions paved the way for the affordable care act as well as parts of arizona's new immigration law. >>> young undocumented immigrants will soon be eligible to get driver's licenses in california. the new law signed by governor jerry brown allows immigrants to apply for a license if they qualify for the new federal work permit program. to qualify, undocumented immigrants must be 30 years or younger and must have come to the u.s. before they were 16. the new law takes effect january 1st. >>> it is 6:55 right now. visa closing its very last office in san francisco later on today. the credit card company says it is moving itself and close to 100 employees to it
the nine supreme court justices will also consider a variety of challenges to the defense of marriage act. the law states the federal government will only recognize traditional marriages. that means no federal benefits, even where same-sex marriage is considered legal. >> couples are denied hundreds of different rights and benefits that are provided to married different sex couples under federal law. >> last term's supreme court decisions paved the way for the affordable care act as...
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the 20 are suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all three branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while they were on active duty. immediately after that filing, the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a press conference. >>> this morning we're getting a better idea of how the presidential race is shaping up. as we reported this week, president obama has a healthy lead in some battleground states, but a new nbc poll shows the race much tighter in others. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at where the race stands this morning. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. we're talking nevada, new hampshire and north carolina. these new polls by nbc, the nbc/wall street journal polls find that president obama has a very slim lead, only 2 percentage points within the margin of error in north carolina and out west there in nevada. but in new hampshire, which is the home state for mitt romney, he's got a home there, it's right next door to m
the 20 are suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all three branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while they were on active duty. immediately after that filing, the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a press conference. >>> this morning we're getting a better idea of how the presidential race is shaping up. as we reported this week, president obama has a healthy lead...
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. >> reporter: president obama on defense. romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. it had impact online. on twitter this was the most tweeted event in u.s. plolitica history. tracie potts, nbc news, denver. >> this morning everyone is weighing in on who they think won that debate, that includes a group of political science students who watched the debate in downtown san jose last night. after it was over, even some of the president's biggest supporters in that room felt that romney had a slight edge. >> overall romney in my perspective did a little bit better. he wasn't as specific as obama, but he set out to attack obama more. >> a political science professor from san jose state says she thinks romney will get a bump in the polls from this debate. coming up at 6:00, we'll take a look at some of those polls and what they're saying about each of the candidates' performance. for continuing coverage from the debate just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we have posted the
. >> reporter: president obama on defense. romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. it had impact online. on twitter this was the most tweeted event in u.s. plolitica history. tracie potts, nbc news, denver. >> this morning everyone is weighing in on who they think won that debate, that includes a group of political science students who watched the debate in downtown san jose last night. after it was over, even some of the...
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firefighters had to go into defensive mode so no one would get hurt. they're telling me they're going to have to excavate the back of the home, remove debris. they're concerned the home in the back there could collapse even further. good news, no one was hurt. damage estimates in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. there were reports that propane tank may have something to do with the cause of the fire. i spoke with a deputy fire chief. he says he has heard that but at this point can't confirm it. >> a scary scene. a san francisco woman manages to wrestle away from a man after she wakes u right in the middle of a sexual assault. the suspect remains behind bars. police say more victims could be out there. san francisco police say martin van yecky met a couple at a bar in the sunset district and drugged them both after they invited him back to their home. police say the suspect sexually assaulted that woman while she was pass the out. the suspect then ran off after the woman woke up and managed to finally get away from him. police say the man had given
firefighters had to go into defensive mode so no one would get hurt. they're telling me they're going to have to excavate the back of the home, remove debris. they're concerned the home in the back there could collapse even further. good news, no one was hurt. damage estimates in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. there were reports that propane tank may have something to do with the cause of the fire. i spoke with a deputy fire chief. he says he has heard that but at this point can't...
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. >> reporter: president obama on defense. romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. well, this morning we know it had an impact on the internet. twitter says this was the most tweeted political event in its history. we are certainly in the modern era where, jon, people instantly tell you what they think about the debate and you heard a lot of that last night and this morning. >> tracie potts, thank you very much for all the reports from denver. >>> now, the big question this morning is who won last night's debate? for more insight we are joined live in our newsroom by a professor of political science at santa clara university. good morning, jim. thanks for being with us so early. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we have been talking about what the candidates said but what's also interesting is what the candidates did not say. jim, were there any topics that didn't come up at all last night that surprised you? >> last night we had a debate watching party with our
. >> reporter: president obama on defense. romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. well, this morning we know it had an impact on the internet. twitter says this was the most tweeted political event in its history. we are certainly in the modern era where, jon, people instantly tell you what they think about the debate and you heard a lot of that last night and this morning. >> tracie potts, thank you very much for all the...
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but the situation got so dangerous they had to back out of the building and go on a defensive mode. all five of the people got out except for one woman in a wheelchair. it was police that had to jump in to help her. >> i think the police officers who removed her reported that the heat and smoke were just above their heads. so they entered into an atmosphere which would be challenging. >> and they were heroes? >> in my mind, they are heroes. >> other homes in this neighborhood are big and they're so close together that neighbors had to be evacuated as well, but they are back home right now, i'm told. those five people, the family members, they're displaced, but they're getting help from the red cross. they're staying at a hotel right now. earlier, the larger street here was impacted. right now, all the fire trucks are gone so it's completely open. i'm told this street here will be blocked at least through most of the morning. reporting live in berkeley, christy smith, "today in the bay." >>> new this morning from san jose, a man remains hospitalize and a gun man is on the loose. offi
but the situation got so dangerous they had to back out of the building and go on a defensive mode. all five of the people got out except for one woman in a wheelchair. it was police that had to jump in to help her. >> i think the police officers who removed her reported that the heat and smoke were just above their heads. so they entered into an atmosphere which would be challenging. >> and they were heroes? >> in my mind, they are heroes. >> other homes in this...
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the 20 suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while on active duty. following that filing, the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a press conference. this will be held at the alumni reception center at uc hastings starting at 11:30. >>> the man injured in a controversial officer-involved shooting in san francisco will be arraigned today on charges of assaulting a police officer. police say they shot 22-year-old oliver barcenas when he pulled a pistol from his waist band and turned towards an officer last thursday. the shooting sparked a variety of rowprotests including a vandalized police station. >>> ditched after doing her mom's dirty work. this morning police in the south bay are looking for the mother who tried to steal a cart of groceries from a morgan hill safeway but then she took off after police arrived leaving her daughter to answer for it all. marla tellez joins us with where police think the mother may be head
the 20 suing defense secretary leon panetta as well as the secretaries of the u.s. army and navy. the suit claims all branches failed to protect them from sexual assault while on active duty. following that filing, the vets will be joined by their attorney and congresswoman jackie spear for a press conference. this will be held at the alumni reception center at uc hastings starting at 11:30. >>> the man injured in a controversial officer-involved shooting in san francisco will be...
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. >> reporter: president obama on defense, romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. but we already know it had some impact online. on twitter this was the most tweeted event in u.s. political history. we are live from denver this morning. i'm tracie potts. back to you. >> okay, thanks so much. >>> well, president obama and mitt romney will not meet again until october 16th. >> here to help sort things out, santa clara university -- political science professor jim cottrell joins us. thanks for getting up early with us. jim, a lot going on last night. romney was the aggressor, president obama doing a little rope-a-dope there. in your mind what kind of grade would you give these candidates. >> i'd have to say romney probably felt like he earned an "a." he seemed confident and assertive. one of the key things is he wanted to reassure voters he understood their problems and he from the outset from his initial statement, i think he did a pretty good job of suggesting that. he cared about jobs and the economy and probably passed the test o
. >> reporter: president obama on defense, romney challenging his record as both now wait to see if this exchange had any impact on voters. but we already know it had some impact online. on twitter this was the most tweeted event in u.s. political history. we are live from denver this morning. i'm tracie potts. back to you. >> okay, thanks so much. >>> well, president obama and mitt romney will not meet again until october 16th. >> here to help sort things out, santa...